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NEIL WEBB |
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SHOT TO FAME IN 1989. |
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HAS THE FORMER
NOTTINGHAM FOREST, MANCHESTER UNITED AND ENGLAND FOOTBALLER HIT THE
POST AGAIN? |
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NEIL WAS BORN ON JULY 30TH,
1963. |
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ON 16TH FEBRUARY 1980, NEIL
MADE HIS FOOTBALLING DEBUT PLAYING FOR READING, AGED JUST 16
YEARS OLD. |
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IN 1982, NEIL SIGNED FOR
PORTSMOUTH AND THEN TWO SEASONS LATER JOINED NOTTINGHAM FOREST. |
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IN 1989, MANCHESTER UNITED
MANAGER ALEX FERGUSON BOUGHT NEIL FROM NOTTINGHAM FOREST FOR
£1.5M. HE WAS PAID £5,000 A WEEK. |
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DURING HIS TIME AT MANCHESTER
UNITED A YOUNG DAVID BECKHAM CLEANED HIS BOOTS. |
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REJOINED NOTTINGHAM FOREST
IN 1992 FOR £800,000. |
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NEIL PLAYED FOR ENGLAND
AT YOUTH LEVEL, UNDER 21 LEVEL AND WON 26 FULL ENGLAND CAPS. |
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IN 1994, LEFT NOTTINGHAM FOREST AFTER A SPELL AT GRIMSBY, ENDED
UP PLAYING FOR NON-LEAGUE CLUB, ALDERSHOT. |
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IN 1996, HE WAS FORCED TO
GIVE UP PLAYING DUE TO A STRING OF INJURIES. |
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SPLIT UP WITH HIS WIFE SHELLEY
WEBB IN 1997 AFTER HE HAD A FLING WITH A SINGER. SHELLEY WAS
A TV PRESENTER AND WRITER AND HAS WRITTEN A BOOK CALLED "FOOTBALLER'S
WIVES". |
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IN 1997, HE BECAME MANAGER
OF WEYMOUTH, BUT QUIT AFTER JUST 70 DAYS. HE THEN BECAME MANAGER
OF READING TOWN, BUT AGAIN LEFT AFTER ONLY A BRIEF SPELL IN
CHARGE. |
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NEIL HAS TWO SONS, LUKE
AND JOSH WHO ARE PLAYING FOOTBALL AT YOUTH LEVEL WITH ARSENAL
AND READING. |
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NEIL NOW WORKS AS A POSTMAN
IN READING, GETTING PAID £220 A WEEK WORKING 10 HOUR SHIFTS. |
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NEIL PLAYING FOR ENGLAND
IN THE THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFF MATCH OF THE 1990 WORLD CUP FINALS. |
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AT THE AGE OF 17 YEARS AND
31 DAYS, NEIL BECAME THE YOUNGEST PLAYER EVER TO SCORE FOR READING. |
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NEIL WAS ENGLAND'S 1000TH
FULL INTERNATIONAL. |
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